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Top Private equity companies in London

Companies that have taken private-equity capital or large secondaries. Filtered to companies headquartered in London.

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Ranked by current headcount across Private equity companies headquartered in London. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    Revolut· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Secondary
    • 16.8k employees
    • Founded 2015
  2. 2
    Capco· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 7.9k employees
    • Founded 1998
  3. 3
    DNEG· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 7.8k employees
    • Founded 1998
  4. 4
    Virgin Active· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 7.6k employees
    • Founded 1999
  5. 5
    Selfridges· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Secondary
    • 6.9k employees
    • Founded 1909
  6. 6
    OTRO· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 6.5k employees
    • Founded 2017
  7. 7
    FNZ· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 6.1k employees
    • Founded 2004
  8. 8
    Heathrow· Hounslow, England, United Kingdom
    • Secondary
    • 5.8k employees
    • Founded 1946
  9. 9
    Nord Anglia Education· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 5.8k employees
    • Founded 1972
  10. 10
    GoodLife Fitness· London, Ontario, Canada
    • Private equity
    • 5.5k employees
    • Founded 1979
  11. 11
    SS&C GlobeOp· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 5.4k employees
    • Founded 2000
  12. 12
    Monzo Bank· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Secondary
    • 4.8k employees
    • Founded 2015
  13. 13
    wagamama· Southwark, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 4.4k employees
    • Founded 1992
  14. 14
    Noventiq· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 3.9k employees
    • Founded 1993
  15. 15
    CareTech· Uxbridge, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 3.6k employees
    • Founded 1993
  16. 16
    Control Risks· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 3.4k employees
    • Founded 1975
  17. 17
    Domestic & General· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 3.3k employees
    • Founded 1912
  18. 18
    Caffè Nero· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 3.3k employees
    • Founded 1997
  19. 19
    Tide· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 3.2k employees
    • Founded 2015
  20. 20
    Claranet· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 3k employees
    • Founded 1996
  21. 21
    QX Global Group· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 2.9k employees
    • Founded 2003
  22. 22
    Third Bridge Group· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Secondary
    • 2.3k employees
    • Founded 2007
  23. 23
    The Gym Group· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 2.3k employees
    • Founded 2007
  24. 24
    Evelyn Partners· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 2.1k employees
    • Founded 2020
  25. 25
    Aztec Group· Carshalton, England, United Kingdom
    • Private equity
    • 2k employees
    • Founded 2001

Find engineers at Private equity companies in London

Private equity companies in London are some of the fastest-moving employers in the market. The list above ranks the largest Private equity-stage companies headquartered in London by current headcount, drawn from public LinkedIn and Crunchbase records. With 566 matching companies in our index, the density of senior engineers, designers, and founders is unusually high.

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